Rib type ventilated garment construction



Aug. 4, 1959 I L. s CARTER RIB TYPE VENTILATED GARMENT CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 10, 1956 T a m r N e m 9 .N m flz va 4&7 0 1m s. W M Va 8 V. L B 3 m F 0 6 2 a. 8 2 4 2 2 TYPE VENTILATED GARMENT CONSTRUCTIGN Leon S. Carter, Beaufort, S.C., assignor *of twenty percent to Donald S. Polk, Beaufort, S.C.

Application August 10, 1956, Serial No. 603,384

1 Claim. (Cl. 2-87) This invention generally relates to a ventilating device and more particularly to a device of this nature for incorporation into a garment such as a raincoat, top coat, garments worn by pilots or other personnel in the aviation industry and any person subject to rapid change in temperature.

An object of the present invention is to provide a ventilating device for incorporation into a garment with the ventilating means incorporating a plurality of inclined openings disposed in generally vertical ribs mounted in the garment.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a ventilating means in accordance with the preceding object in which the ventilating openings are in the form of elongated passageways which are downwardly inclined thus preventing objectionable entrance of moisture such as rain.

Other objects of the present invention will reside in its simplicity of construction, ease of installation in garments, efficiency of operation and its relatively inexpensive manufacturing cost.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a garment with the present invention installed therein;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal, vertical sectional View taken substantially upon a plane passing along section line 22 of Figure 1 illustrating the details of the ventilating means; and

Figure 3 is a transverse, plan sectional view taken substantially upon a plane passing along section line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring now specifically to the drawings, the numeral 10 generally designates the ventilating means of the present invention installed in a garment 12 having a sleeve 14 with the ventilating means being disposed in the arm pit of the garment 12.

In Figure 2, the garment 12 is illustrated as having an outer covering or body panel 16 which may be of plastic material or any other suitable material which receives an elongated rib 18 of generally rectangular cross-sectional 2,897,503 Patented Aug. 4, 1959 "ice area with the rib 18 being partially received in a recess 20 formed in the body panel 16 of the garment '12.

The inner surface of the rib 18 is provided with a plurality of transverse notches 22 which form intake openings for downwardly inclined bores or passageways 24 which extend completely through the rib 18 from the bottom of one of the notches 22 to the exterior of the rib 18. The outlet end of the bores 24 are in alignment with apertures 26 in the body panel 16 thus providing a continuous air passage from the enlarged intake notches 22 downwardly and outwardly through the rib 18 and the body panel 16. The rib 18 may be constructed of any suitable flexible material such as soft rubber or the like to permit the normal flexing of the garment 12 and due to the downwardly and outwardly inclined construction of the bores 24, no water will enter through these bores during normal use of the ventilating means on garments such as raincoats, top coats or the like.

The rib 18 may be made as long as desired with as many passageways or bores 24 as desired for facilitating the ventilating of the garment. Also, a multiplicity of the ribs 18 may be employed and they may be installed in any location desired and extend to any length as desired.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A ventilated garment construction comprising a main body panel of moisture impervious material, a plurality of elongated flexible ribs mounted on the interior surface of said panel in substantially a vertical relation, each of said ribs having a generally rectangular transverse crosssectional shape, said body panel having a longitudinally elongated recess receiving the longitudinal outer edge portion of each of the ribs, each of said ribs having a plurality of longitudinally spaced and centrally arranged passageways therethrough, said passageways being inclined downwardly and outwardly, said body panel having a plurality of vertically spaced and aligned apertures in alignment with the passageways in the ribs, the longitudinal axis of the apertures forming an extension of the longitudinal axis of the passageways to prevent passage of water through the passageways when the body panel is disposed vertically, each of said ribs having a plurality of transversely extending notches with the ends of the notches communicating with the side edges of the ribs interiorly of the inner surface of the body panel for assuring air flow through the notches even if the inner surface of a rib is engaged with an underlying surface, each of said passageways having an inner end communicating with the lower wall of a transverse notch inwardly of the inner surface of the rib thereby assuring unobstructed air flow through the passageways and apertures from the exterior surface of the body panel to the interior surface thereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 385,306 Helwitz June 26, 1888 394,558 Crosby Dec. 18, 1888 FOREIGN PATENTS 945,742 Germany July 19, 1956 

